Our highest priority is to ensure that every person facing blindness and low vision can access all services they need to live safely, confidently, joyfully, and independently.
Access to Quality Services
Our highest priority is to ensure that every person facing blindness and low vision can access all services they need to live safely, confidently, joyfully, and independently.
To Increase Access to Quality Services, AVLNC Focuses on these key Areas…
Toolkit for Professionals and Individuals
Access the Service Provider Toolkit to find recommendations, tips, and resources for professionals and the individuals they serve living with blindness and low vision. Download the Service Provider Toolkit.
This proposed legislation is intended to expand and improve services for older people with vision loss in these two key areas:
TITLE I—Coordination and Promotion of National Aging and Vision Loss Programs and Services. Includes Office on Aging and Vision Loss, Navigator, Federal Advisory Council, Funding for Innovative programs, improved access to technology and low vision devices, innovative program funding, personnel training
TITLE II—Strengthening Existing Older Blind Services. Includes increase in appropriation to $55 million, funding increases for minimum allotment states, use of funding for private agencies serving older people who are blind/low vision.
VisionAware provides important online resources, plus a hotline to call for help and connect individuals with blindness and vision loss with vision rehabilitation services.
We need you. Talented leaders and volunteers are needed to advance our vital work. It’s a tremendous opportunity to volunteer personally or nominate someone from your team as an essential professional development and visibility opportunity.
Volunteer for AVLNC to make a difference in the lives of people with blindness and low vision. Contact AVLNC or Helen Chapman to learn more.
“From the earliest part of my career, I was drawn to working with older people who were blind or visually impaired. I know there are so many older people who can still achieve new goals and inspire everyone they know to live to their fullest. It takes access to quality services. AVLNC has 4 main committees and at least a dozen working groups tackling the questions of how to make it possible for everyone to keep living their best lives.”
Elly du Pré, DPA, Accreditation Manager, AER
“My passion is for the provision of equitable, accessible, and excellent services for older people with vision loss. I don’t think our field and our nation have done nearly enough. The good news is that we have an Aging and Vision Loss National Coalition that is working hard on this right now. Get involved. It will sustain you and without it, nothing else really matters.”
